by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Southwest Virginia Community College was awarded 1 badge in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts general studies.
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College Factual ranked Southwest Virginia as #1,030 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Southwest Virginia held the #2,047 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Southwest Virginia also holds the #26 spot on the Best Colleges in Virginia ranking.
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If you are worried about getting into Southwest Virginia Community College, don't be. The school has a liberal open admissions policy, which means you only need to meet basic requirements in order to be admitted. Still, be sure to submit a complete application and provide any other requested materials.
At Southwest Virginia Community College, the student to faculty ratio is 19 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Southwest Virginia Community College is 45%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Southwest Virginia Community College this rate is 58%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,295 undergraduates at Southwest Virginia with 1,037 being full-time and 1,258 being part-time.
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Southwest Virginia, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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Get more details about the location of Southwest Virginia Community College.
Contact details for Southwest Virginia are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 369 College Road Us Rt. 19, 6 Miles S. Claypool Hill, Cedar Bluff, VA 24609 |
| Phone: | 276-964-2555 |
| Website: | sw.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 187 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 96 | NA |
| Precision Metal Working | 65 | NA |
| Nursing | 54 | NA |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 46 | NA |
| Electronics Engineering Technology | 30 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 19 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 17 | NA |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 16 | NA |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 13 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 1,627 students took at least one online class at Southwest Virginia Community College. This is a decrease from the 1,658 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,627 | 747 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,658 | 977 |
| 2020-2021 | 2,065 | 1,562 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,485 | 469 |
Learn more about online learning at Southwest Virginia Community College.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
References
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